City Hall  
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin  
400 La Crosse Street  
La Crosse, WI 54601  
Meeting Minutes  
Climate Action Plan Steering Committee  
Thursday, January 19, 2023  
4:30 PM  
Grandad Room  
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Call to Order  
Mindel called the meeting to order at 4:33 pm.  
Roll Call  
5 -  
Present:  
Dorothy Lenard, Cathy Van Maren, Casey Meehan, Susanna  
Hanson,Mackenzie Mindel  
Approval of Minutes  
Lenard motioned to approve the minutes, Hanson seconded. The motion  
carried by a voice vote.  
Agenda Items:  
Accept Code of Ethics  
23-0092  
1
Attachments:  
Municipal Code of Ethics  
Staff also mentioned that everyone's term expired in December and while they are able  
to continue on, committee members should indicate whether they would like to be  
reappointed or not. Staff also inquired about the interest in increasing the number of  
committee members, which would require a resolution; the consensus was positive.  
All committee members have read the code of ethics.  
Climate Action Plan priorities from the Steering Committee  
23-0097  
2
Staff requested actions from the plan to recommend for the mayor's year one  
implementation plan. CM Sleznikow suggested inviting the mayor to the steering  
committee meetings. Meehan pointed out the top ten actions on page 7 (0-6). With  
about 280 actions to accomplish in 7 years, the City would need to average 40 actions  
per year. The steering committee could include the top ten and around 30 more for the  
implementation plan. Van Maren mentioned that there are some actions that work well  
together and should be implemented at the same time. Hanson said that grant  
opportunities could inform what actions the City takes. The plan could be flexible for  
when opportunities arise, but is need to give structure to the efforts of City staff.  
Direction on Energy Innovation Grant Program application (due 1/30) and  
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant application.  
23-0093  
3
Attachments:  
Website  
Staff will be working with Xcel Energy on an application for the Wastewater Treatment  
Plant's Battery Energy Storage System; staff proposed a second application for  
planning electric vehicle charging infrastructure for municipal vehicles (The plan  
contains a recommended action to have 50% of light- and medium-duty fleet vehicles  
be EVs by 2030, so about 80 EVs). Committee consensus was in support.  
Staff will send more information on Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant  
(EECGB) program.  
Request for Proposals for Grant Services  
22-1531  
4
Attachments:  
RFP for Grant Services (Jan 2023)  
Staff provided an overview of the request for proposals and an updated timeline.  
Lenard motioned for approval, Van Maren seconded. The motion carried by a  
voice vote.  
Adjournment  
Hanson requested suggestions for speakers for the local ASHRAE conference in May.  
Steering committee members suggested Project Drawdown staff that are in Minnesota  
and Wisconsin.  
Staff notified committee of Salt Awareness Week, 1/23-27  
Van Maren reminded committee about Transit Equity Days, 1/30-2/3  
Mindel adjourned the meeting at 5:28 pm.  
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